Work · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My first Canvas project (node graph) launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Silk▲92

   An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

   2015 · weavesilk.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Causal▲105

   AI Powered Canvas for planning visual projects

   Sep 2026 · causal.so · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Iterograph▲74

   An iterative drawing tool

   2016 · iterograph.laboiteatortue.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Happy Startup Canvas▲85

   A simple framework for building stuff that matters

   2016 · thehappystartupschool.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Graphism▲71

   Games for Designers

   2015 · graphism.fr · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GraphPaper▲55

   Highly customisable collaboration & productivity canvas

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7IM
   I made Conway's Game of Life in JavaScript/Canvas▲5

   2012 · nomatteus.github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8GF
   Growing fractal trees in HTML canvas▲7

   2020 · tsammons.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9MA
   My angular 5 project for making infographics▲9

   2018 · easyinfograph.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HP
    High-Performance canvas data grid▲8

    2017 · tonygermaneri.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 118A
    8192px, an expanding collaborative pixel art canvas▲5

    2017 · 8192px.co · its alternatives →

12. 12AR
    A React port of Sketch's grid system▲7

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

13. 13IC
    I created an NPM package of hand-drawn, playful icon components▲6

    2021 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript▲5

    2021 · natto.dev · its alternatives →

15. 15AO
    An old Verlet demo in JS + Canvas that I'd almost forgotten creating▲6

    2014 · skookum.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16TO
    Tutorial on React Hooks and HTML Canvas▲6

    2019 · blog.koenvangilst.nl · its alternatives →

17. 17BT
    Binary Tree Art▲5

    2017 · sacert.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18CF
    Collaboration for Open Source Project on Graph Algorithms▲7

    2021 · cplusplus.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IM
    I made a visual UI creation tool.▲9

    2025 · uiblocks.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20PF
    Psykopaint – First 3D Painting software▲5

    2014 · psykopaint.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MA
    Mathematical Art for plotters▲7

    2019 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Generative wall art, running on a Raspberry Pi▲6

    2023 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MF
    My first webapp, a simple, very simple notepad.▲6

    2013 · dl.dropboxusercontent.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    My first Facebook Game built entirely in HTML▲5

    2011 · apps.facebook.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →